NEW DELHI: The Samajwadi Party will announce next week candidates for at least 60 out of the 78 seats it plans to contest in Uttar Pradesh for the next Lok Sabha elections.
The party has decided to grant tickets to sitting MPs, except for Rampur MP, Jaya Prada, who left the party with the exit of former general secretary Amar Singh. "The candidates have been short-listed and will be finalised once the party chief approves it," said senior party leader Ram Gopal Yadav.